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02161aam a2200337 i 4500 001 1EB602A656B811E5A378C48CDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170810011122 008 140821s2014 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014033722 020 $a 0786494123 020 $a 9780786494125 (softcover : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-tn $a n-us-tn 050 00 $a E 475 27 $b L47 2014 082 00 $a 973.7/34 $2 23 100 1 $a Lepa, Jack H., $d 1949- 245 10 $a Vicksburg and Chattanooga : $b the battles that doomed the Confederacy / $c Jack H. Lepa. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2014. 300 $a v, 222 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index. 505 0 $a Early action on the Mississippi -- First fighting at Vicksburg -- Vicksburg is the key -- Chickasaw Bayou -- Victory and conflict -- One failure after another -- Meeting challenges -- South of Vicksburg at last -- The campaign takes shape -- Grant moves quickly -- Champion's Hill -- Closing in on Vicksburg -- Slaughter outside the city -- Vicksburg's fate is sealed -- Life and death under siege -- A great victory -- Occupation and politics -- Triumph turns to disaster -- A difficult time in Chattanooga -- Grant makes things happen -- An army unable to move -- The battle begins -- A change of plans -- A legend is created -- The aftermath of victory. 520 $a "Few Civil War events produced more important strategic results for the Union than the taking of Vicksburg and Chattanooga. This book is the story of the courage and determination that accompanied the triumphs and blunders of both sides"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Vicksburg (Miss.) $x History $y Siege, 1863. 650 0 $a Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 600 10 $a Grant, Ulysses S. $q (Ulysses Simpson), $d 1822-1885 $x Military leadership. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502014017.0 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230112010216.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1EB602A656B811E5A378C48CDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search